Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné

Patricia Hills, PhD, Founder and Director | Abigael MacGibeny, MA, Project Manager

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[ 31.3 U.S. Portraits, Women ]

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31.3 U.S. Portraits, Women

Johnson’s paintings of women are often his best portraits, exhibiting a range of techniques and emphasizing their intelligent faces even when enwrapped in sumptuous fabrics, such as we see in Edwina Booth. —PH

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Hills no. 31.3.50

Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage

1887

Oil on canvas

24 1/16 x 20 3/4 in. (61.1 x 52.7 cm) (sight)

Signed and dated lower left: E. Johnson/1887

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Given by Cornelia Cogswell Sage in memory of Henry Manning Sage

Description / Remarks

To see an image of this painting, visit the National Portrait Gallery Catalog of American Portraits.

Provenance

Cornelia Cogswell Sage

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (by gift)

References

Wells 1984

Wells, Elizabeth Baker. Contributions to Cornell History: Portraits, Memorabilia, Plaques and Artists Rev. ed. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1984, p. 53.

Sitter Biography

Sitter: Sage, Susan Elizabeth Linn (Mrs. Henry Williams Sage)

Biography:

Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage (1819–1885). Wife of Henry Williams Sage, first elected chairman of the Cornell University Board of Trustees and a major benefactor.

Keywords

Portrait pose:
- Bust length »
- Portrait »
Portrait sitter families:
- Sage Family »
Posthumous:
- Posthumous »

Record last updated March 24, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage, 1887 (Hills no. 31.3.50)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1476 (accessed on May 2, 2024).